Jack the Ripper Map of Whitechapel & Spitalfields 1888

Jack the Ripper Map of Whitechapel & Spitalfields 1888

Jack the Ripper is an almost mystical figure that still haunts us today. Many writers have tried to uncover their identity without success. Besides this, no one managed to explain the horrific motives behind his gruesome murder and why they stopped so suddenly. What was the identity of the man, known as Jack the Ripper, who, toward the end of the nineteenth century, held the entire East End of London, England, in the unchallenged clutch of terror.
And what about Spitalfields and Whitechapel, the land of his murder? Slums, alleys, doss houses, public houses and official institutions are almost gone today.

Jack the Ripper Map of Whitechapel & Spitalfields 1888

Mapping Spitalfields and Whitechapel in 1888 as accurately as it may have taken 10 years to complete. Finally, the definitive 1888 map of the area where Jack the ripper killed his victim was ready.

How many women killed Jack the Ripper? There is no simple answer. At least four, maybe five, maybe eight, or even eleven. Most Ripperologists accept that the killer killed only five, called ‘Canonical Five’, but no one is sure about that.

On March 28, 1888, There was attacked at his home, and was stabbed twice in the throat. The motive was apparently robbery, because the attacker asked for money first before stabbing. There were times when he said he did not have it. Some survive the attack and live to tell the story.

Emma Elizabeth Smith: 18 George Street, Spitalfields.

Emma Smith is a local prostitute. On Easter Monday, April 3, 1888 he was attacked by a group of youths at the intersection of Osborn Street, or Wentworth Street) and Brick Lane.

Although he was almost certainly not the victim of Jack the Ripper, with his death, the police opened the Whitechapel murder file, a file that included the Jack the Ripper murder.

Emma Smith died on April 5, 1888, at London Hospital due to her injuries

Martha Tabram a.k.a. Martha Tabran, or Emma Turner: The House of Satchell Lodging, 19 George Street, Spitalfields. Martha Tabram is a local prostitute. He was killed on the first floor on the steps of the George Yard Building, some time in the early hours of 7 August 1888. He had been stabbed 39 times. Mary Ann ‘Polly’ Nichols: born on August 26, 1845 Polly Nichols was murdered on the morning of August 31, 1888. His body was found in Buck’s Row, Whitechapel, at about 3:40 to 3:45 am.

Annie Chapman aka Dark Annie, Annie Siffey, Sievey or Sivvey: born in September 1841. He was killed some time in the early hours of September 8, 1888. His body was found just before 6 am in the backyard 29 Hanbury Street Elizabeth Stride aka ‘Long Liz’ : born on November 27, 1843. He was killed some time between 1250 and 1255 on September 30, 1888. His corpse was found at around 1:00 pm at Dutfield’s Yard, Berner Street.

Catherine Eddowes a.k.a. Kate Kelly: born on April 14, 1842 He was assassinated some time between 01:35 and 1:45 in Miter Square on September 30, 1888

Mary Jane Kelly a.k.a. Marie Jeanette Kelly, Mary Ann Kelly, Ginger, Fair Emma: born in or around 1863. She was killed some time in the morning of November 9, 1888, at 13 Miller’s Court, Dorset Street.

At about 9:30 am on November 21, 1888 Annie was allegedly attacked, and her throat was lightly cut, at the Satchell House Inn, on 19 George Street, Spitalfields, by a man described as “courtesy” in a suit, which turned out to be a blur. The police, however, were skeptical of his claim

Rose Mylett aka Catherine Millett or Mellett, ‘Drunken Lizzie’ Davis, ‘Fair Alice’ Downey: born on December 8, 1859. She was killed at about 2:30 and 4:15 on December 20, 1888. Her body was found. at Clarke’s Yard, between 184 and 186 Poplar High Street.

Alice McKenzie a.k.a. “Clay Pipe” Alice, Alice Bryant: born around 1849. He was killed around 12:30 July 17, 1889 at Castle Al